Waterford Crystal co-founder and Czech glass entrepreneur Charles Bačik was honoured in Waterford last Friday, as the space in front of the Waterford Crystal Menapia building was named in his memory. Bačik, a glass works owner in the Czech Republic before and after the Second World War, was also involved with the...
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Ivana Bacik’s Waterford connections
Ivana Bacik’s Waterford connections
Kieran Walsh It was great to see Senator Ivana Bacik (Labour) win a Dáil seat finally after many attempts. This time she won in her home Constituency of Dublin Bay South, formerly known as Dublin South East. Her grandfather, Karel Bacik, founded Waterford Crystal in 1947 after coming here as a refugee from...